diff --git a/pyvat/__init__.py b/pyvat/__init__.py
index fc5b882..b63a218 100644
--- a/pyvat/__init__.py
+++ b/pyvat/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from .vat_rules import VAT_RULES
 
 
-__version__ = '1.3.17'
+__version__ = '1.3.18'
 
 
 WHITESPACE_EXPRESSION = re.compile(r'[\s\-]+')
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index abb9556..83ee5f2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='pyvat',
-    version='1.3.17',
+    version='1.3.18',
     description='VAT validation for Python',
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",